Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session
Relating to: deletion of the waiting period for collection of unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, a claimant must wait one week after becoming eligible to receive
unemployment insurance (UI) benefits before the claimant may receive benefits for
a week of unemployment. The waiting period does not affect the maximum number
of weeks of a claimant's benefit eligibility.
This bill deletes the one-week waiting period, thus permitting a claimant to
receive UI benefits beginning with his or her first week of eligibility.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D)
Full history
- Aug 26, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kolste, Mason, Johnson, Genrich, Jorgensen, Hintz, Sinicki, Berceau, Milroy, Hebl, Goyke, Billings, Pope, Subeck, C. Taylor, Riemer, Ohnstad, Bowen, Shankland, Brostoff, Hesselbein and Sargent; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, C. Larson, Harris Dodd, Hansen, Miller, Wirch, Risser, Vinehout, Ringhand and L. Taylor
- Aug 26, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform
- Aug 27, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1